Sprague Man Dies In Two-car Crash

NORWICH — A 70-year-old Sprague man died Sunday after his car drifted into the opposite lane and crashed into an oncoming vehicle in the Occam section of Norwich, police said.

Ronald R. Cormier, of 8 Wall St. in Baltic, was pronounced dead at William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich after the accident.

A passenger in the other car, Sylvia M. Feretta, 54, of 234 Baltic Road, Franklin, was seriously injured in the collision. She was listed in critical condition Sunday night in the intensive care unit at Backus hospital.

The accident occurred on Baltic Road at around 9:20 a.m., when Cormier, who was driving north, moved into the southbound lane and hit a car driven by Richard J. Feretta, 56, head on, police said.